Papers by Victor O . A Adetula
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South African Journal of International Affairs, Jan 2, 2020
In Contemporary Nigerian Politics: Competition in a Time of Transition and Terror, A Carl LeVan a... more In Contemporary Nigerian Politics: Competition in a Time of Transition and Terror, A Carl LeVan analyses Nigerian politics within the context of the 2015 general elections – the first ‘electoral tu...
The Africa Yearbook covers major domestic political developments, the foreign policy and socio-ec... more The Africa Yearbook covers major domestic political developments, the foreign policy and socio-economic trends in sub-Sahara Africa – all related to developments in one calendar year. The Yearbook ...
Peace is not just the absence of conflict. The self-interest lying behind external ‘support’ can ... more Peace is not just the absence of conflict. The self-interest lying behind external ‘support’ can take many shapes. The pursuit of justice can sometimes thwart peace efforts. And, last but not least ...
Welfare Associations and the Dynamics of City Politics in Nigeria: Jos Metropolis as Case Study
CODESRIA eBooks, Dec 1, 2015
Environmental Degradation, Land Shortage and Identity Conflicts on the Jos Plateau in Nigeria
… [the] international peace and security system requires a network of actors with a broad set of ... more … [the] international peace and security system requires a network of actors with a broad set of capacities, so that regional organisations can undertake peace operations in situations where the UN is unable to do so.
... in Nigeria - Kachollom C. Best Money Politics and Electoral Violence in Nigeria - Sam O. Smah... more ... in Nigeria - Kachollom C. Best Money Politics and Electoral Violence in Nigeria - Sam O. Smah Godfather Politics in Nigeria - John AA Ayoade Money Politics, Political Corruption and Local Government Elections in Nigeria - Jide Ojo Vote Buying in Nigeria - Emmanuel O. Ojo ...
An underlying assumption of fiscal federalism is that it should create incentives for both the ce... more An underlying assumption of fiscal federalism is that it should create incentives for both the central and constituent governments to efficiently and effectively deliver services to their citizens. ...
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Since the end of the Cold War the world has witnessed significant political and economic developm... more Since the end of the Cold War the world has witnessed significant political and economic developments with far-reaching consequences for global order. For instance, the democratisation processes and outcomes in some countries in Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa have benefited from the triumph of globalisation. Also, the new neoliberal global order under the influence of the United States has created a favourable environment for the spread of western liberal democracy to other parts of the world. Generally, the new global setting has provided the opportunity for the consolidation of neoliberalism. The efforts to export neoliberal values beyond the frontiers of western societies have recorded some successes in certain respects. Today, there is increasing global consensus on the legitimacy of such western values as individualism, liberty, human rights, equality before the law, free markets, the rule of law and, most significantly, liberal democracy. As can be expected, one of the consequences has been the emergence of the west as the undisputed vanguard of the global 'democracy crusade'. However, in effect, this is no more than the spread of liberal democracy and the triumph of the neoliberal model.
Enforce the ‘African solutions to African problems’ principle in the UN and promote cooperation w... more Enforce the ‘African solutions to African problems’ principle in the UN and promote cooperation with the African Union and its regional communities. That is what Ethiopia should work for during its ...
The concept of ‘supranationalism’ covers procedures and processes of decision-making in multi-nat... more The concept of ‘supranationalism’ covers procedures and processes of decision-making in multi-national political communities that encourages the transfer of power to an authority broader than gover ...
Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2014
Since its establishment in the beginning of the twentieth century, the inhabitants of the ethnica... more Since its establishment in the beginning of the twentieth century, the inhabitants of the ethnically and religiously diverse Nigerian city of Jos have inhabited very different places and travelled along opposite trails-patterns that in recent years, with an escalation of violence, have gained new dimensions. By bringing people's movements into focus, this article highlights how movement comes in different ways to mediate between people and a city in flux. Brought to light is how movement in several different modalities-fast, slow, in total arrest; clothed in Christian or Muslim attires; by car, on foot, or on horseback; assertive or explorative, in triumph as well as in fear-by mediating between people and the city, brings forth a metaphysical landscape that otherwise is hard to get hold of. In this vein, movement as a medium has become a form of 'social envisioning'-a tool for understanding and foretelling the city.
Since the end of the Cold War the world has witnessed significant political and economic developm... more Since the end of the Cold War the world has witnessed significant political and economic developments with far-reaching consequences for global order. For instance, the democratisation processes and outcomes in some countries in Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa have benefited from the triumph of globalisation. Also, the new neoliberal global order under the influence of the United States has created a favourable environment for the spread of western liberal democracy to other parts of the world. Generally, the new global setting has provided the opportunity for the consolidation of neoliberalism. The efforts to export neoliberal values beyond the frontiers of western societies have recorded some successes in certain respects. Today, there is increasing global consensus on the legitimacy of such western values as individualism, liberty, human rights, equality before the law, free markets, the rule of law and, most significantly, liberal democracy. As can be expected, one of the consequences has been the emergence of the west as the undisputed vanguard of the global 'democracy crusade'. However, in effect, this is no more than the spread of liberal democracy and the triumph of the neoliberal model.
South African Journal of International Affairs, Jul 3, 2018
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Papers by Victor O . A Adetula
Critically examining these issues from an interdisciplinary perspective, with a focus on comparative analysis of the status, role, and performances of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), it examines particular constraints to their effective participation in regional initiatives. Focussing on inadequate technical capabilities, the complicity of state and non-state actors in conflicts within a region, the domestic politics of member states, it additionally addresses related theories and practices of peacekeeping, security, development, and the peacebuilding nexus. It also engages provisioning, regionalism, and regional peacekeeping interventions, the legal and institutional framework of RECs, and civil society and peacebuilding. Fundamentally, the book asks how effective the alliances and partnerships are in promoting regional peace and security and how much they are compromised by the intervention of external powers and actors, exploring new ideas and actions that may strengthen capacities to address the peacebuilding challenges on the continent effectively.
This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of African politics and studies, peace and security studies, regionalism studies, policy practitioners in the field of African peacebuilding, and more broadly to international relations.